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Which SEC team with preseason hype will crash and burn this year.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:44 pm
The past 4 years there has been a SEC team in the preseason ranked in the Top 10 that has derailed and finished unranked.
2015: Auburn
2014: South Carolina
2013: Georgia(honorable mention for A&M, starting the year #7 with lots of hype and losing 4 games)
2012: Arkansas
Which team will be that team this year.
I am going with Ole Miss. Too many off the field distractions.
2015: Auburn
2014: South Carolina
2013: Georgia(honorable mention for A&M, starting the year #7 with lots of hype and losing 4 games)
2012: Arkansas
Which team will be that team this year.
I am going with Ole Miss. Too many off the field distractions.
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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:45 pm to goldennugget
Tennessee. End of thread.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:46 pm to Gradual_Stroke
and LSU it's one or the other.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:48 pm to goldennugget
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2013: Georgia
to be fair, we beat 2 straight teams ranked #6 in september before injuries derailed our season.
We still went 8-5 regardless, but it's worth pointing out there was a pretty valid reason for our shortcomings.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:48 pm to goldennugget
Either Ole Miss or Tennessee. I think they're legit expected to beat Alabama by a very small portion of the media.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:51 pm to goldennugget
Well if 2012 Arkansas' coach didn't go over the handle bars that wouldn't have been "hype".
Had all the talent but didn't have the offensive maestro in charge.
Had all the talent but didn't have the offensive maestro in charge.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:52 pm to goldennugget
frick, you're back?
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:52 pm to goldennugget
There are four teams that jump out at me because they all are skirting disaster.
LSU - They are so loaded this year, expectations are so high, and they came so close to disaster last year, that their confidence is probably fragile.
Tennessee - Extremely high expectations for a staff that, unlike LSU's, has never done it before. Could have a great year, but also fragile.
Texas A&M - Their coach seems out of touch and has been declining. If the year doesn't start well, look out.
Auburn - Another school, the fans of which, are questioning the coach.
All of these schools have fans that are restless. A bad start could snowball.
LSU - They are so loaded this year, expectations are so high, and they came so close to disaster last year, that their confidence is probably fragile.
Tennessee - Extremely high expectations for a staff that, unlike LSU's, has never done it before. Could have a great year, but also fragile.
Texas A&M - Their coach seems out of touch and has been declining. If the year doesn't start well, look out.
Auburn - Another school, the fans of which, are questioning the coach.
All of these schools have fans that are restless. A bad start could snowball.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:53 pm to WG_Dawg
Yeah, I have a hard time being super critical of our team that season. Looked great until Kneeland destroyed the rest of our season. Missed 4 out of our top 6 receivers and our top 2 RBs for large portions of that season. Still finished 8-5 somehow.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:53 pm to Penrod
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Texas A&M - Their coach seems out of touch and has been declining. If the year doesn't start well, look out.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:54 pm to goldennugget
Alabama
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:55 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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Tennessee. End of thread
You're drifting towards cajunbama territory
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:55 pm to Dawgsontop34
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Still finished 8-5 somehow.
Murray willed us
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:56 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:56 pm to goldennugget
LSU
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:57 pm to Penrod
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Texas A&M
no preseason hype.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:57 pm to Penrod
They haven't won YUGE but our staff has won conference championships before. OC has won a natty as an OC.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:57 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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You really are trending that way
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:58 pm to Vols&Shaft83
I legit don't know what that means
Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:59 pm to goldennugget
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The past 4 years there has been a SEC team in the preseason ranked in the Top 10 that has derailed and finished unranked.
2015: Auburn
2014: South Carolina
2013: Georgia(honorable mention for A&M, starting the year #7 with lots of hype and losing 4 games)
2012: Arkansas
You missed the biggest one of all:
2013 - Florida #10 - Finished 4-8 unranked (Georgia at least has a winning record that year)
It goes farther than that. If you include current SEC teams in the cycle.
2011: aTm preseason #8 - Finished 7-6 unranked
2010: Florida preseason #4 - Finished 8-5 unranked
If you expand it to include the top 15:
2009 - Georgia #13 - finished 8-5 unranked
2008 - LSU #7 - finished 8-5 unranked
2007 - Trend stops here. All current SEC teams ranked in the top 15 in the preseason polls finished the season ranked.
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